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Revision as of 15:36, 13 January 2023
- This article is about the seventh series of the anime. For its eponymous first season, see S23.
- This article is about the anime series. For its eponymous manga adaptation, see Pokémon Journeys: The Series (manga).
Pokémon Journeys: The Series (Japanese: ポケットモンスター Pocket Monsters) is the seventh series of the Pokémon anime. This anime series is based on the events of all the core series games, including the Generation VIII games Pokémon Sword and Shield. It follows Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon and was succeeded by Pokémon. It premiered on November 17, 2019 in Japan (although the first episode had a special screening two days earlier) and on June 12, 2020 in the United States.
The series features "double protagonists" Ash Ketchum and Goh, along with their respective partners Pikachu and Cinderace. Similar to Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, Ash is based in a single location, alongside Goh, and together they travel around the world, specifically all regions that have appeared in the core series (from Kanto to Galar), and meet Pokémon living in each region while pursuing their respective goals. Ash continues his pursuit of becoming a Pokémon Master by entering the World Coronation Series, with the hopes of one day having an official match with the reigning Monarch, Leon. Goh, having had a fateful encounter with Mew when he was six, dreams of one day catching the Mythical Pokémon, and is currently filling his Pokédex and participating in the Project Mew research project in the hopes that they will get him closer to his dream. The series also features as supporting characters a young girl named Chloe, and her father Professor Cerise, who runs the Cerise Laboratory in Vermilion City.
As with the previous three series of the anime, this series introduces a new art style. For instance, Ash's eyes (both the irises and the overall eyes) are drawn larger, and Team Rocket's eyes are drawn sharper than in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon. Overall, the characters are drawn more similarly based on Ken Sugimori's more recent character art. Characters are also consistently drawn with fingernails, like in Pokémon the Series: XY.
Pokémon Journeys features the return of several characters that have appeared over the course of the anime, from main characters (like Brock, Iris, and Dawn, for example) to some recurring characters (like Gary Oak, Korrina, Butch, and Cassidy, among others), far more than any of the previous series. In addition to this, Pokémon Journeys concludes several storylines created over the years within the anime, such as the story of Mohn, Butch and Cassidy's rivalry with Jessie and James, and Ash's story with Cynthia.
Pokémon Journeys is the first anime series to feature episodes split into two different story segments, something that started in Splash, Dash, and Smash for the Crown! / Slowking's Crowning! and continued with Pikachu Translation Check... / Up to Your Neck! and A Rollicking Roll… / Eyes on the Goal!. These episodes have a more comical and "loose" plot from the main anime story. This is also the first anime series to have special episodes released directly for streaming, with a four-part arc related to Pokémon Legends: Arceus, titled Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles, released directly on Japan's Prime Video service.[1]
After airing all 136 episodes of Pokémon Journeys: The Series in Japan, on December 16, 2022, was announced worldwide an eleven-episode mini series focused on Ash and Pikachu which takes place after the events of Journeys called Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master (ポケットモンスター めざせポケモンマスター).[2]
Episodes in Pokémon Journeys: The Series are numbered with the prefix JN on Bulbapedia. For a complete episode listing, see the list of Pokémon Journeys: The Series episodes.
Japanese seasons
Pokémon Journeys: The Series has been divided into multiple parts in the Japanese release:
- Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター) (JN001 - JN136)
- Pocket Monsters: Arceus, the One Called God (ポケットモンスター 神とよばれし アルセウス) (JNS01-JNS04)
- Pocket Monsters: The Distant Blue Sky (ポケットモンスター 遥かなる青い空) (JNS05)
- Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master (ポケットモンスター めざせポケモンマスター) (JN137 - JN147)
Pocket Monsters logo
Pocket Monsters: Arceus, the One Called God logo
Pocket Monsters: The Distant Blue Sky logo
Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master logo
Dub seasons
When Pokémon Journeys: The Series came to be dubbed into English and other languages, it was divided into seasons, with three so far:
- Pokémon Journeys: The Series (JN001 - JN048)
- Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series (JN049 - JN090)
- Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series (JN091 - Ongoing)
Pokémon Journeys: The Series logo
Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series logo
Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series logo
Movies
- Main article: Pokémon movie → Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Home video releases
Japanese DVD releases
Gallery
- For more images, please see artwork from Pokémon Journeys: The Series on the Bulbagarden Archives.
Posters
First Japanese poster
First Japanese main artwork
Second Japanese main artwork
Third Japanese main artwork
Second Japanese poster
Third Japanese poster
Fourth Japanese poster
Fifth Japanese poster
Sixth Japanese poster
Seventh Japanese poster
Eighth Japanese poster
Ninth Japanese poster
Tenth Japanese poster
Pocket Monsters: The Distant Blue Sky Japanese poster
Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master Japanese poster
Key visual
Golden Fridays poster
English poster for Pokémon Journeys: The Series
English poster for Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series
English poster for Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series
Characters
Protagonists
Antagonists
Rivals
Masters Eight
Supporting characters
Trivia
- The Japanese name for this series retains its original title: Pocket Monsters.
- The design for the Japanese logo of the series is shared with M20 and M21, which are not canon with the main series.
- This also makes it the first series logo to not be colored in any shade of green, being completely blue instead. It is also the first one without any 3D perspective, having a flat 2D design.
- Netflix provides an epilepsy warning at the beginning of each episode after the TV rating chyron, thus marking the second time that the warning has been used outside of Japan, the first time being Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution.
- This is the first series:
- To be dubbed by Iyuno-SDI Group (formerly known as Iyuno Media Group) and Goldcrest Post.
- To be set in more than two game-original regions.
- Since Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire where Ash's outfit is not directly influenced by the male player character's outfit for the concurrent generation.
- Since Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl where Ash recalls any of the Pokémon at Professor Oak's Laboratory to his party.
- Since Pokémon the Series: Black & White where Pokémon have rejoined Ash's regular team after leaving it in a prior series.
- In which a main character other than Ash catches all starter Pokémon of the current generation.
- In which the concurrent generation in the anime concludes after the release of the following generation's initial games.
- Other than the original one to be put on an extended hiatus; in this case, it was brought on by a production shutdown due to concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- To feature main series episodes where none of the main characters make a physical appearance.
- It is also the first series to feature main series episodes where Ash and Pikachu are completely absent.
- In which a main character owns both a Pokémon's regular form and its regional form.
- To feature a movie that is released outside of July. This was due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- In which a main character catches a Legendary Pokémon.
- In which two protagonists catch the same Pokémon; with Ash and Goh each catching a Farfetch'd, though Goh catches the Kantonian form, while Ash catches the Galarian form.
- In which a main character owns both a Pokémon's regular form and its regional form.
- To have a Japanese opening theme with more than two different versions.
- Since Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl to feature regular broadcasting clip shows.
- Since Pokémon the Series: Black & White to feature a generic eyecatch rather than a guessing segment.
- In which Pokémon Eggs are given generic designs, contradicting their designs from previous series.
- In which the concurrent generation's regional Professor does not debut in the first two episodes.
- In which the Who's That Pokémon? segments from the original Japanese version are retained in the dub.
- In which the "To Be Continued" text is removed in the dub; it is only maintained in the first episode and official YouTube videos.
- This is the only series:
- In which the first Pokémon Ash caught was fully evolved, was not introduced in the current generation, and was a pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
- In which Ash catches a Ghost-type, baby, regional form, and Fossil Pokémon.
- In which Ash has Mega Evolved one of his Pokémon.
- In which Ash only has one traveling companion.
- In which Ash does not have a female traveling companion.
- In which Ash does not have a traveling companion that originates from the games.
- In which one of Ash's friends catches a Pokémon before Ash does.
- In which one of Ash's male traveling companions owns a Pokédex.
- In which Ash does not participate in a Pokémon League.
- In which Ash's journey does not tie in with the journey from the games.
- In which Team Rocket owns a Pokédex.
- In which Ash reunites with his traveling companions from more than one previous series.
- In which one of Ash's released Pokémon appears outside of the series they were released in.
- In which previous main rivals to Ash besides Gary make appearances outside of the series they were introduced in.
- In which Ash defeats a Champion or an Elite Four member.
- Since Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire where Ash has won more than one Full Battle.
- This is also the first series where Ash participates in multiple Full Battles without losing any of them.
- To feature special episodes where Ash and Pikachu appear in person.
- The first Japanese ending theme of this series was used for 70 episodes, longer than any other Japanese ending.
- This series features the most of Ash's former traveling companions from previous series out of any series, with all the previous companions making a physical appearance.
- This series contains the least amount of movies out of any series, with only one.
- This is also the only series where the number of Pokémon movies is not equal to the number of seasons of the series.
- This series has the most regular broadcasting clip shows out of any series, at 4.
- This is the final series to feature Ash and Pikachu as protagonists.
In other languages
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
 Arabic
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رحلة البوكيمون: المسلسل | |
| Chinese | Cantonese | 寶可夢 旅途 Pokémon: Léuihtòuh |
| Mandarin | 寶可夢 旅途 / 宝可梦 旅途 Pokémon: Lǚtú* 寶可夢 Pokémon* | |
 Croatian
|
Putovanja Pokemona: Serija | |
 Czech
|
Pokémon: Cesty – seriál | |
 Danish
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Pokémon på rejse: Serien | |
 Dutch
|
Pokémon Reizen: De serie | |
 Finnish
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Pokémon: Matkat – Sarja | |
 European French
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La série : Pokémon, les voyages | |
 German
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Pokémon Reisen: Die Serie | |
 Greek
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Pokémon: Ταξίδια | |
 Hebrew
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פוקימון: מסעות – הסדרה | |
 Italian
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Pokémon Esplorazioni - La serie | |
 Korean
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포켓몬스터W Pocket Monsters W | |
 Norwegian
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Pokémon reiser: Serien | |
 Polish
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Pokémon: Podróże – Seria | |
| Portuguese |  Brazil
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Jornadas Pokémon: A Série* Pokémon Jornadas: A Série* |
 Portugal
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Jornadas Pokémon | |
 Romanian
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Pokémon: Călătorii – Serialul | |
 Russian
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Покемон Сериал: Приключения Pokémon Serial: Prikliuceniia | |
| Spanish |  Latin America
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La serie Viajes Pokémon |
 Spain
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La serie Viajes Pokémon | |
 Swedish
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Pokémon-resan: Serien | |
 Thai
|
โปเกมอน เจอร์นีย์ Pokémon Journeys โปเกมอน เจอร์นีย์ เดอะ ซีรีส์ Pokémon Journeys: The Series* | |
 Turkish
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Pokémon Yolculukları: Dizi | |
 Ukrainian
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Покемон: Серіал. Мандри Pokémon: Serial. Mandry | |
 Vietnamese
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Hành trình Pokémon: Loạt phim | |
Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin Chinese | 寶可夢 旅途 目標是寶可夢大師 | |
 Indonesian
|
Bercita-cita menjadi Pokémon Master | |
| Thai
|
โปเกมอน เจอร์นีย์ มุ่งมั่นสู่โปเกมอนมาสเตอร์ | |
| Vietnamese
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Để trở thành bậc thầy Pokémon | |
External links
- Official site (Japanese)
References
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This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation. |
